Downstream Hazard Classification Guidelines (ACER TM 11)
From ASDSO Dam Safety Toolbox
The United States Bureau of Reclamation, 1988
The purpose of this document is:
- To define the Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams (SEED) method for assigning a dam's hazard classification ;
- To provide guidance and present methods, for the purpose of downstream hazard classification, for estimating the downstream area susceptible to flooding due to a dam failure ;
- To provide guidance and criteria for identification of downstream hazards ; and
- To bring objectivity and consistency into downstream hazard classification
Revision ID: 5398
Revision Date: 12/13/2022